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I wouldn’t live with me for eight years, but Kazuko has. I’m not sure whether to offer her congratulations or condolences so instead here’s a photo of us on our wedding day that I’ve had to steal from my mother’s blog because I still haven’t got around to getting my old hard drive working again:

If she knew then what she does now.

I believe we’re going out to dinner this weekend and then off to an onsen the weekend after or something. Feel free to send us a gift. I include below the list of traditional wedding anniversary gifts, in case you had forgotten them or have other friends with anniversaries pending:

Say (or type) what you want to, Bruce, but I bet you both think that these eight long years haven’t been long enough. That’s meant to be a sort of compliment in a weird sort of way. But I suppose you could take it to mean that Kaz still needs a few more years to train you up to be her ideal husband, and that you still need more years for her to see how much beer you can really drink. Incidentally, why is alcohol not in the list of anniversary gifts?

Don’t encourage her, Chong. The last thing I need is more wifey training. I still don’t see the problem with wearing the same underpants for months at a time, anyway. And yes, now that I think about it, the anniversary list is oddly devoid of chances to give booze. In the real world, the fourth anniversary is fruit and flower so perhaps there’s a window there for fruit and elderflower wine. Failing that, I’d have to interrupt the string of carbon anniversaries for a grape anniversary and later a barley one. Oh, and I just realised anniversary six – sugar = bottle of rum.

Congratulations Bruce and Kaz,
Nothing says Happy 8th anniversary better than some salt (and lemon and tequila).
Hope you guys have a great celebration. You’ve reached the equivalent of two terms of State Parliament (and have achieved a heck of a lot more than they ever do).

How about that – I couldn’t think of a way to work alcohol in there and you’ve seen salt and found a way immediately. Two terms of State Parliament and they’d give me a pension for life, wouldn’t they? All the more reason to welcome the revolution.